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The '''Gopatha Brahmana''' (''{{lang-sa|गोपथ ब्राह्मण}}'', ''{{IAST|Gopatha Brāhmaṇa}}'') is the only [[Brahmana]], a genre of the prose texts describing the [[Vedic]] rituals, associated with the [[Atharvaveda]]. The text is associated with both the ''Shaunaka'' and the ''Paippalada'' recensions of the ''Atharvaveda''.<ref name="vt">{{cite book|last=Patyal|first=Hukam Chand|title=Vedic Texts, A Revision: Prof. C.G. Kashikar Felicitation Volume|editor=T.N. Dharmadhikari & others|publisher=Motilal Banarsidass|location=Delhi|year=1990|pages=10–5|chapter=Gopatha Brahmana|isbn= 81-208-0806-1|url=http://books.google.co.in/books?id=Z5AydkGbl5gC&pg=PA10&dq=Gopatha+Brahmana&ei=y-5bS9nvIo_OlQTA8NyxBA&cd=7#v=onepage&q=Gopatha%20Brahmana&f=false}}</ref> This text and the short ''Brahmana''s of the [[Samaveda]] are the latest amongst the [[Vedic]] texts belonging to this genre.<ref>Pargiter, F.E. (1972). ''Ancient Bharat's Historical Tradition'', Delhi: Motilal Banarsidass, p.326.</ref> The text is divided into two parts, the ''purva-bhaga'' or ''purva-brahmana'' comrprising five ''prapathaka''s and the ''uttara-bhaga'' or ''uttara-brahmana'' comprising six ''prapathaka''s. Each ''prapathaka'' is further divided into ''kandika''s.<ref name="vt"/> The ''purva-bhaga'' comrprises 135 ''kandika''s and the ''uttara-bhaga'' comprises 123 ''kandikas''.

The '''Gopatha Brahmana''' (''{{lang-sa|गोपथ ब्राह्मण}}'', ''{{IAST|Gopatha Brāhmaṇa}}'') is the only [[Brahmana]], a genre of the prose texts describing the [[Vedic]] rituals, associated with the [[Atharvaveda]]. The text is associated with both the ''Shaunaka'' and the ''Paippalada'' recensions of the ''Atharvaveda''.<ref name="vt">{{cite book|last=Patyal|first=Hukam Chand|title=Vedic Texts, A Revision: Prof. C.G. Kashikar Felicitation Volume|editor=T.N. Dharmadhikari & others|publisher=Motilal Banarsidass|location=Delhi|year=1990|pages=10–5|chapter=Gopatha Brahmana|isbn= 81-208-0806-1|url=http://books.google.co.in/books?id=Z5AydkGbl5gC&pg=PA10&dq=Gopatha+Brahmana&ei=y-5bS9nvIo_OlQTA8NyxBA&cd=7#v=onepage&q=Gopatha%20Brahmana&f=false}}</ref> This text and the short ''Brahmana''s of the [[Samaveda]] are the latest amongst the [[Vedic]] texts belonging to this genre.<ref>Pargiter, F.E. (1972). ''Ancient Bharat's Historical Tradition'', Delhi: Motilal Banarsidass, p.326.</ref> The text is divided into two parts, the ''purva-bhaga'' or ''purva-brahmana'' comrprising five ''prapathaka''s and the ''uttara-bhaga'' or ''uttara-brahmana'' comprising six ''prapathaka''s. Each ''prapathaka'' is further divided into ''kandika''s.<ref name="vt"/> The ''purva-bhaga'' comrprises 135 ''kandika''s and the ''uttara-bhaga'' comprises 123 ''kandikas''.